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What is the abbreviation for “state”?
Obviously, when I go to Google this or search virtually anywhere I get a list of state abbreviations.
But I'm curious, what would the proper way be to abbreviate the actual word state?
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Does the word “units” have a valid abbreviation?
Is there any precedent for abbreviating the word Units, and if more than one, is there any standardized prescription (no pun intended on my example) for which abbreviation to use in which context?
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Abbreviation for “announcement”?
Is there a common abbreviation for "announcement"?
If there is, what is it?
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How to choose an abbreviation for a given word?
I was trying to find a proper abbreviation for the word dictionary.
Dict. or Dic. or something else?
Obviousely there won't be a short form for each English word. But if there does exist one, how ...
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Abbreviations for nouns / noun phrases used as non-nouns
In an answer to another question, steven_desu argued that it was “technically incorrect” to use the word “e-mail” or “email” as a verb because it stands for “electronic mail.”
I do not argue whether ...
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Difference between an acronym and abbreviation?
TLA is an acronym for "Three Letter Acronym". Is it also an abbreviation, since it abbreviates the original phrase?
